『금강경』과 선종에 나타난 부처의 개념 및 불신관

Abstract

sūtra. That is to say, Tathāgata, Buddha and Exalted one in the world. These terms are contained in Tathātā(Suchness and Eternal). Tathāgata means come from Tathātā and go to Tathātā. But sentient beings are not understand of Tathāgata. Sentient beings have misconception. They understand through the statue of Buddha and the thirty two features on Buddha body. Sentient beings not understand the Dharma kāya, but understand of manifestation kāya only. Therefore, Vajracchedika Prajñāpāramitā sūtra preached over again falsity of nirmāṇa kāya for sentient beings. The zen sects make the good use of conceptions & outlooks on Buddha. That is the question: What is the core of Buddha? This means that What is the truth of Buddha or What is the Dharma kāya. The purpose of questions and answers in zen sects is right understand about Dharma kāya. This is the same as Vajracchedika Prajñāpāramitā sūtra. The outlooks on Buddha in Vajracchedika Prajñāpāramitā sūtra is twofold body of the Buddha, I.e. the dharma kāya and the nirmāṇa kāya. But the outlooks on Buddha in notes of Vajracchedika Prajñāpāramitā sūtra is threefold body of the Buddha, I.e. the dharma kāya(truth body), the sambhoga kāya(reward body) and the nirmāṇa kāya (manifestation body).